I spied: Evolution X in disguise?
06-03-07, 06:27 PM
#17
Lexus Test Driver
which is what i've been saying without much effect..
06-03-07, 10:51 PM
#18
LOOK at the car. it's primered. it's got a bad 'conversion' on the front of it. big deal. it's bumper is cut out for those dual exhausts. its got enkie rims on it, and the rear is lower than the front. if you really think that's a test car, then that must be some rickety, chinese, copyright ignored version of an american evo. it's just some ricer to be laughed at. that's what you should have done, not think it's some special test car.
06-03-07, 11:10 PM
#19
Well it's not what you're saying doesn't have much effect, it's just that saying it's just a RHD EVO doesn't really make much sense. The interior looks nothing like the current EVO.
And I don't think the EVO-X we're seeing now is final. Yea we know the design and some preliminary specs, but that's about it. No one saw the actual EVO-X driving on the road, maybe DSM doesn't want people to see it yet.
People said that the GT-R Proto was near production, yet the GT-R test mules seen recently have numerous differences from the Proto. When they were testing the GT-R inside the G35 coupe shell, the concept pics were already everywhere. They could well test the actual GT-R, they just chose not to.
Until Tokyo Motor Show reveals the new GT-R and EVO-X, I wouldn't call anything final.
And I don't think the EVO-X we're seeing now is final. Yea we know the design and some preliminary specs, but that's about it. No one saw the actual EVO-X driving on the road, maybe DSM doesn't want people to see it yet.
People said that the GT-R Proto was near production, yet the GT-R test mules seen recently have numerous differences from the Proto. When they were testing the GT-R inside the G35 coupe shell, the concept pics were already everywhere. They could well test the actual GT-R, they just chose not to.
Until Tokyo Motor Show reveals the new GT-R and EVO-X, I wouldn't call anything final.
06-03-07, 11:13 PM
#20
LOOK at the car. it's primered. it's got a bad 'conversion' on the front of it. big deal. it's bumper is cut out for those dual exhausts. its got enkie rims on it, and the rear is lower than the front. if you really think that's a test car, then that must be some rickety, chinese, copyright ignored version of an american evo. it's just some ricer to be laughed at. that's what you should have done, not think it's some special test car.
06-03-07, 11:22 PM
#21
compare that last picture you posted, to the ones you originally posted. LOOK at the pictures, it's just a busted down evo, or a lancer with evo taillights/headlights. it's NOT a test car. as for rickety chinese knockoff comment, let me get you the thread/pictures.
http://vipstylecars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4632
look in there for all the chinese knockoffs. there's even an "rx330"
http://vipstylecars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4632
look in there for all the chinese knockoffs. there's even an "rx330"
06-03-07, 11:47 PM
#22
compare that last picture you posted, to the ones you originally posted. LOOK at the pictures, it's just a busted down evo, or a lancer with evo taillights/headlights. it's NOT a test car. as for rickety chinese knockoff comment, let me get you the thread/pictures.
http://vipstylecars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4632
look in there for all the chinese knockoffs. there's even an "rx330"
http://vipstylecars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4632
look in there for all the chinese knockoffs. there's even an "rx330"
Anyways, I have no doubt that there are Chinese knock-offs. They blatantly rip of anything they can get their eyes on. But there's no point for a Chinese company to test a knock-off car HERE in the US, with an EVO shell. They also don't make anything RHD. In fact, I don't think they test their cars at all anyways.
The 2nd pic that I posted, the red EVO-X prototype, was to show how the EVO-X concept had tiny dual exhausts too. I'm well aware that the body is totally different. What I've been trying to say it, the car is probably an EVO-X mechanically, with EVO-VIII body/shell. That's what I said in the first post. I've taken enough looks at the pics, I took them.
The interior 80% resembles the new Lancer, not the old one. If it's just a busted-down EVO then how do you explain the interior. I don't see how it can be anything old Lancer.
06-04-07, 12:48 AM
#24
Lexus Test Driver
the new Evo has a 2.0L turbocharged engine with MIVEC, a 6-speed dual-clutch auto like Audi's DSG and IS finalized for production. and journalists have been driving around in production models not available for purchase, not just one-off prototypes. mitsubishi already released production model photos to the press--not some hokey internet blog, but Motor Trend.
the lancer model the EVOX will be based on has been on sale for a few months already. seriously--that's not a prototype with a shell. they don't need a fake shell when they've already got a working car with everything they need.
from Motor Trend's July 07 Issue::
trust me..if they've got mock-up cars running around with sale dates in january of '08--mitsubishi wouldn't survive in any automobile industry.
the lancer model the EVOX will be based on has been on sale for a few months already. seriously--that's not a prototype with a shell. they don't need a fake shell when they've already got a working car with everything they need.
from Motor Trend's July 07 Issue::
A few small details distinguish the production Mitsubishi Evolution, shown here in its first official photos, from the Prototype X we drove earlier this year (Motor Trend, March). Conventional one-piece side mirrors replace the concept's smaller, aerodynamic mirrors, front turn signals are changed, and the production car has sidelamp repeaters just aft of the front fenders. But the important specs remain, including a 2.0-liter turbocharged MIVEC four and a six-speed automated manual. The stiffened chassis (vs. Evo iX) features the S-AWC2 traction and handling system, integrating control of the drive torque and braking management with all-wheel drive for better handling and stability. On sale date is January 2008
06-04-07, 02:20 AM
#25
the new Evo has a 2.0L turbocharged engine with MIVEC, a 6-speed dual-clutch auto like Audi's DSG and IS finalized for production. and journalists have been driving around in production models not available for purchase, not just one-off prototypes. mitsubishi already released production model photos to the press--not some hokey internet blog, but Motor Trend.
the lancer model the EVOX will be based on has been on sale for a few months already. seriously--that's not a prototype with a shell. they don't need a fake shell when they've already got a working car with everything they need.
from Motor Trend's July 07 Issue::
[ etc. etc. ]
trust me..if they've got mock-up cars running around with sale dates in january of '08--mitsubishi wouldn't survive in any automobile industry.
the lancer model the EVOX will be based on has been on sale for a few months already. seriously--that's not a prototype with a shell. they don't need a fake shell when they've already got a working car with everything they need.
from Motor Trend's July 07 Issue::
[ etc. etc. ]
trust me..if they've got mock-up cars running around with sale dates in january of '08--mitsubishi wouldn't survive in any automobile industry.
You got one part right - they're barely surviving in the auto industry
Again I'm not saying this is definitely an EVO-X in disguise, but it might very well be. At least it is a much better explanation than "riced-out EVO" or "wannabe JDM"
06-04-07, 11:34 AM
#26
lets think about this just for one second
the facts:
the car is RHD - supports riceboy conversion
the car is primer black with a cheap looking body kit - supports riceboy conversion
the car has dual exhaust - could go either way
the car has a hacked bumper for the dual exhaust - supports riceboy conversion
the car has some weird looking dash - could go either way
what state were the "manufacturer" plates from??? AFAIK, Michigan is who uses the blue plates like that for manufacturer plates... Mitsubishi doesn't have anything in Michigan - the old DSM plant is in Illinois, and the EVO's are coming from overseas anyways...
06-04-07, 11:45 AM
#27
Lexus Champion
Thats definitely a test mule in fact edmunds drove a EVO 8 with the AWD from the evo X not ot long ago also look at the wheelbase and overhangs doesnt look like our evo 8 and look at the test driver and the dummy in the passengers seat there doing last minute testing.
06-04-07, 12:06 PM
#28
much better???
lets think about this just for one second
the facts:
the car is RHD - supports riceboy conversion
the car is primer black with a cheap looking body kit - supports riceboy conversion
the car has dual exhaust - could go either way
the car has a hacked bumper for the dual exhaust - supports riceboy conversion
the car has some weird looking dash - could go either way
what state were the "manufacturer" plates from??? AFAIK, Michigan is who uses the blue plates like that for manufacturer plates... Mitsubishi doesn't have anything in Michigan - the old DSM plant is in Illinois, and the EVO's are coming from overseas anyways...
lets think about this just for one second
the facts:
the car is RHD - supports riceboy conversion
the car is primer black with a cheap looking body kit - supports riceboy conversion
the car has dual exhaust - could go either way
the car has a hacked bumper for the dual exhaust - supports riceboy conversion
the car has some weird looking dash - could go either way
what state were the "manufacturer" plates from??? AFAIK, Michigan is who uses the blue plates like that for manufacturer plates... Mitsubishi doesn't have anything in Michigan - the old DSM plant is in Illinois, and the EVO's are coming from overseas anyways...
lets think about this just for one second
the facts:
Nrice would spend the money to convert their cars to RHD. RHD means it came from Japan or some RHD country, not someone trying to play JDM. Also, sometimes it's near impossible for people to convert RHD to LHD, let along doing it reverse.
What cheap bodykit? That is stock EVO-VIII body kit. They body was modified to fit the EVO-X drivetrain. EVO-X is wider than VIII.
Dual exhausts - Whatever, it's obvious that it can't be EVO-VIII at this point, don't need further explanation. Hacked bumper is obviously for the dual exhaust.
Weird looking dash - no it can't go either way.
FYI Mitsubishi Motors R & D department is in Ann Arbor, MI. Thanks for supporting that this is a test mule
06-04-07, 12:12 PM
#29
Alexander over at EVO forums showed me these pics. They are pics of EVO-X inside an EVO-VIII testing at Nurburgring few months ago. I believe it is probably the same one I saw, or at least very similar.
Check out the bulges on the hood. And they were using EVO-IX bumper at that time.
Same bumper cutouts, same weird-looking dash, not ricer conversion
Further evidence leaning towards this being an EVO-X test mule.
Check out the bulges on the hood. And they were using EVO-IX bumper at that time.
Same bumper cutouts, same weird-looking dash, not ricer conversion
Further evidence leaning towards this being an EVO-X test mule.